_Canticle of thanksgiving, relating to the times of the Messias, (Abenezra) or to the Jews, who overcame the attempts of the nations at their return, 2 Esdras iv., and vi. (Ven. Bede, &c.) (Calmet) --- It exhorts all to confide in God. (Berthier) --- Trust. The Jews complied not with this condition,... [ Continue Reading ]
_About it. Coming from Joppe, travellers cannot see the city till they are very near it, though with respect to Judea, it is very elevated. Hence Josephus styles it "the navel of the land." (Jewish Wars iii. 2., or 4.) --- The construction of the Vulgate is very natural. (Calmet) --- For the promise... [ Continue Reading ]
_Rod. Sceptre, or violent dominion, Isaias x. 5. --- That, Or "therefore." (Interp. in St. Chrysostom) God always concludes his threats with promises of pardon to the penitent, 1 Corinthians x. 13. (Calmet --- He tries his servants for their good, and will not abandon them. (Worthington) --- The cap... [ Continue Reading ]
_Heart. This God will certainly perform. (Worthington) --- He asks not for himself alone, and leaves all to the divine disposal. (Haydock)_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Bonds, obligationes. "Knots," as Greek: straggalias, also means, (Berthier) rather than duties. (Bellarmine) --- Some suspect that obligationes was put originally, as Hebrew means "crooked ways," (Calmet) "embarrassments." (Aquila) --- He may allude to the dark machinations of false brethren, who e... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM CXXIV. (QUI CONFIDUNT.) The just are always under God's protection.... [ Continue Reading ]